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1. Footloose (1984)
PG | 107 min | Drama, Music, Romance
A city teenager moves to a small town where rock music and dancing have been banned, and his rebellious spirit shakes up the populace.
Director: Herbert Ross | Stars: Kevin Bacon, Lori Singer, John Lithgow, Dianne Wiest
Votes: 92,585 | Gross: $80.04M
2. Chocolat (2000)
PG-13 | 121 min | Drama, Romance
A French woman and her young daughter open up a chocolate shop in a small remote village that shakes up the rigid morality of the community.
Director: Lasse Hallström | Stars: Juliette Binoche, Johnny Depp, Judi Dench, Alfred Molina
Votes: 202,142 | Gross: $71.51M
3. Can-Can (1960)
Approved | 131 min | Comedy, Musical
In 1896 Paris, a female nightclub proprietor fights against the forces of public morality for the right to feature her performers doing the risqué dance, the Can-Can.
Director: Walter Lang | Stars: Frank Sinatra, Shirley MacLaine, Maurice Chevalier, Louis Jourdan
Votes: 2,497
4. What Do You Say to a Naked Lady? (1970)
X | 85 min | Documentary, Comedy
From Candid Cameraman Allen Funt comes a hysterical feature films that tells and shows all. Witness America's response to one of the most titillating stunts of all time in this hilarious expose of sex and society.
Director: Allen Funt | Stars: Joie Addison, Laura Huston, Martin Meyers, Karil Daniels
Votes: 576 | Gross: $0.16M
5. Shout (1991)
PG-13 | 89 min | Drama, Music, Romance
A new music teacher in a 1955 West Texas home for wayward boys brings new vision and hope for many of the interned boys.
Director: Jeffrey Hornaday | Stars: John Travolta, Jamie Walters, Heather Graham, Richard Jordan
Votes: 2,074 | Gross: $3.55M
6. I'm Losing My Temper (1974)
PG | 92 min | Comedy
Pierre Durois, a teacher at a girls' boarding school, does journalism in his spare time. When a movie crew arrives in town, he writes a venomous note about an American movie star, the volcanic Jackie Logan.
Director: Claude Zidi | Stars: Pierre Richard, Jane Birkin, Claude Piéplu, Jean Martin
Votes: 1,536
7. Ban the Sadist Videos! (2005 Video)
R | 52 min | Documentary
An in-depth analysis of the "Video Nasty" scandal of the early 1980s in Britain.
Director: David Gregory | Stars: Chris Theobald, Norman Abbott, Barrie Gold, Bill Best
Votes: 487
8. Bizarre, Bizarre (1937)
84 min | Comedy
In Victorian London, a crime novelist and his wife fake their disappearance in order to hide from an uptight Anglican bishop who is leading a campaign against the "evils" of crime fiction.
Director: Marcel Carné | Stars: Françoise Rosay, Michel Simon, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Louis Jouvet
Votes: 1,965
9. The Quare Fellow (1962)
Not Rated | 85 min | Crime, Drama
In Ireland, a newly hired prison guard has to deal with the realities of prison work and to face the grim issue of death-row executions.
Director: Arthur Dreifuss | Stars: Patrick McGoohan, Sylvia Syms, Walter Macken, Dermot Kelly
Votes: 405
10. Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape (2010)
Not Rated | 72 min | Documentary
A documentary analyzing the furore which so-called "video nasties" caused in Britain during the 1980s.
Director: Jake West | Stars: Julian Petley, Marc Morris, Andy Nyman, Xavier Mendik
Votes: 1,325
11. Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story (2008 TV Movie)
90 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
Documents the rise of Mary Whitehouse during the 1960s, and the relationship between her and Sir Hugh Carleton Greene, the Director General of the BBC.
Director: Andy De Emmony | Stars: Julie Walters, Alun Armstrong, Hugh Bonneville, Georgie Glen
Votes: 332
12. Firing Line (1966–2020)
120 min | Talk-Show
A debate program hosted by conservative pundit William F. Buckley who verbally sparred with many notable figures of the 20th century.
Stars: William F. Buckley, Margaret Hoover, Michael Kinsley, Jeff Greenfield
Votes: 152
13. Ban the Sadist Videos! Part 2 (2006 Video)
R | 46 min | Documentary
An investigation of UK video censorship after the video recordings act was introduced.
Director: David Gregory | Stars: Chris Theobald, Mary Whitehouse, Graham Bright, Ken Penry
Votes: 259
14. Fear, Panic & Censorship (2000 TV Movie)
52 min | Documentary
Rare documentary about Video Nasties and film, video and internet censorship in the UK. Was first screened as part of Channel 4's controversial "Banned Weekend" which focused on films and ... See full summary »
Director: David Kenny | Stars: Tom Dewe Mathews, Jack Sargeant, Nigel Wingrove, John Beyer
Votes: 46
15. X-Rated (2004)
60 min | Documentary
A history of movies which have been certified with adult ratings by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) from 1951 when the 'X' Certificate was invented, right up until the present day of '18' and 'R18'.
Stars: Neil Pearson, Ken Penry, Tom Dewe Mathews, John Waters
Votes: 45
16. From Danger to Dignity (1995)
57 min | Documentary
A look at the courageous legal and extralegal efforts of those who fought to break the silence, change the laws and end the shame which surrounded abortion when it was a crime in the United States.
Director: Dorothy Fadiman | Stars: Huw Anwyl, Peg Beissert, Curtis Boyd, Arlene Carmen
Votes: 15
17. Sex and Fame: The Mary Millington Story (1996)
52 min | Documentary, Biography
An informative documentary film celebrating the life of 1970s British sex symbol, Mary Millington (who died in 1979). Interviews with her friends and colleagues are interspersed with ... See full summary »
Director: Jim Adamson | Stars: Mary Millington, John M. East, John Lindsay, Simon Sheridan
Votes: 24
18. Empire of the Censors (1995 TV Movie)
120 min | Documentary
The history of film and video censorship in Great Britain.
Director: Saskia Baron | Stars: Richard E. Grant, Tom Dewe Mathews, Derek Hill, Jeffrey Richards
Votes: 143
19. Damned in the U.S.A. (1992)
Not Rated | 68 min | Documentary
A documentary about censorship in America.
Director: Paul Yule | Stars: Jimmy Tingle, David J. Albanese, Dennis Barrie, Luther Campbell
Votes: 64
20. Hong yan (2005)
Not Rated | 93 min | Drama
Loneliness, saving face, and public mores. In 1983 in China, Yun is a bright schoolgirl who gets pregnant. She's expelled, her boyfriend leaves town, and her mother arranges the baby's ... See full summary »
Director: Yu Li | Stars: Xingrao Huang, Kechun Li, Yi Liu, Yizhu Wang
Votes: 308
21. Sauerkraut (1992–1993)
25 min | Animation
Stars: Florian Halm, Michael Wuschik, Katrin Fröhlich, Michael Habeck
Votes: 15
22. The Last Days of the Board (1999 TV Movie)
60 min
A look at the last days of James Ferman's rule as Chief Censor of the British Board of Film Classification.
Stars: David Alton, Ray Brady, Robin Duval, Richard Falcon
Votes: 6
23. Banned in the UK (2005)
60 min | Documentary
Stars: Iain Lee, Muriel Gray, Sheryl Garratt, John Hassey
Votes: 17
24. Deliver Us from Evil (2000 TV Movie)
43 min | Documentary
An obsessed film student captures the sick twisted events that occur in his life and the lives of the people around him, leading up to an actual exorsism.
Votes: 12
25. Prohibition: Thirteen Years That Changed America (1997– )
Not Rated | 150 min | Documentary, History
Stars: Edward Asner, Zeke Alpern, Al Bardelli, Edward Behr
Votes: 15
26.
Sex in the 70s (2005– )
Episode:
The King of Soho
(2005)
Documentary
Looks at the life of Britain's most successful pornographer. It follows his rise from the nude clubs of the 50's, through to the top-shelf magazines of the 70's, and the constant battles with censorship.
Director: Louise Osmond | Stars: Martin Freeman, Paul Raymond, Gay Dawn, Peter J. Elliott
27.
Banned in the UK (2005)
Episode:
1995-1999
(2005)
Documentary
Controversy and censorship 1995-99, includes CRASH and KIDS, alcopops, Beaver Espania ad, corporal punishment, gays in the army, the Sensations and Mapplethorpe exhibits, David Hamilton's ... See full summary »
Stars: John Beyer, Louisa Buck, Garry Bushell, Matthew Collings
28.
Banned in the UK (2005)
Episode:
Early '90s
(2005)
Documentary
Controversy and censorship from 1990 to 1995, including the Spanner trial, mad cow disease, dangerous dogs, the Boy Meets Girl ban, badly behaved footballers, and Savoy Publishing's prosecution for Lord Horror and Meng and Ecker comics.
Stars: Ray Brady, Garry Bushell, Avedon Carol, Kelly Cates
29.
Panorama (1953– )
Episode:
Have I Got Bad Language for You?
(2009)
30 min | Documentary, News
After recent BBC controversies, comedian Frank Skinner explores the boundaries of acceptable language on British television.
Stars: Jeremy Vine, Frank Skinner, Chris Banatvala, Julian Bellamy
30.
Longines Chronoscope (1951–1955)
Episode:
Episode dated 31 December 1951
(1951)
News, Talk-Show
Huie and Hazlitt interview philosopher and author Charles Francis Potter on the decline of morality in the United States.
Stars: Henry Hazlitt, William Bradford Huie, Frank Knight, Charles Francis Potter
31.
Timeshift (2002–2017)
Episode:
Dear Censor... The secret archive of the British Board of Film Classification
(2011)
59 min | Documentary
A look at the files of the BBFC, which examines the relationship between the censor and the filmmakers.
Director: Matt Pelly | Stars: Craig Lapper, Matthew Sweet, A.T.L. Watkins, Christopher Frayling
Votes: 29